FORESTRY
PLANT AND WOOD ANATOMY
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Question
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The internal tissues of a leaf
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cortex
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palisade layer
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spongy layer
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mesophyll
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Mesophylls are the internal ground tissue present in leaves. There are two types of mesophyll cells in the leaves namely palisade mesophyll and spongy mesophyll. Mesophyll cells are provided with a large number of chloroplast. Photosynthesis occurs in the chloroplast.
Detailed explanation-2: -Mesophyll cells originate from the L2 and L3 layers of the shoot apical meristem. A major role of leaf mesophyll cells is to contain large populations of chloroplasts, which carry out photosynthetic carbon assimilation facilitating plant growth.
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